Synonyms of rulers

rulers

noun

plural of ruler

as in monarchs

one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority

the aging ruler agonized over the choice of an heir

Synonyms & Similar Words

• monarchs
• kings
• emperors
• sovereigns
• autocrats
• potentates
• princes
• queens
• overlords
• dictators
• tyrants
• sultans
• empresses
• emirs
• Caesars
• lords
• czars
• satraps
• despots
• khans
• shahs
• moguls
• suzerains
• kaisers
• Big Brothers
• corulers
• authoritarians
• mikados
• führers
• khedives
• monocrats
• paramounts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rulers

Madonna has not earned double-digit rulers on any of those four rosters, except for the Billboard 200. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Since overthrowing the Assad dynasty, Syria’s new rulers have struggled to exert control across the country and to check extremist groups. — ABC News, 3 July 2026

For 28 years and counting, Venezuela’s rulers have stolen or squandered much of the oil revenue of the most oil-rich country in the world. — Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026

The practice, many legal historians believe, dates to the 1600s and 1700s, with European rulers encouraging migration to the expanding American colonies. — Julie Watson, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

Woody and Buzz have survived sadistic neighbors, evil toys and tyrannical daycare rulers. — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 26 June 2026

In the fifth century CE, the western half of the Roman Empire disintegrated into a patchwork of new kingdoms and new rulers. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

The tombs of all the greatest rulers of Egypt. — Kaitlin Stevens, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026

Democracies are composed of citizens with free will, not subjects cowering at the feet of rulers. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 June 2026